Holding in Company

5 Sep 2005 16:02

Alkane Energy PLC05 September 2005 ALKANE ENERGY PLC (the "Company") 5 SEPTEMBER 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 1. Name of Company: Alkane Energy plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest: UBS AG 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18: Persons in 2 above. 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them: UBS AG 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired: Not disclosed 6. Percentage of issued class: Not disclosed 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed: Not disclosed 8. Percentage of issued class: Not disclosed 9. Class of security: Ordinary shares of 0.5p each 10. Date of transaction: Not disclosed 11. Date company informed: 5 September 2005 12. Total holding following this notification: 3,913,643 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification: 4.30% 14. Any additional information: N/a 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries: Steve Goalby, +44 (0) 1623 827922 16. Name of company official responsible for making this notification: Steve Goalby, Finance Director Date of notification: 05/09/05 ENDS This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange